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Sandy and There Unique Very Culturalistic Persian Music


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Doron Ofir Casting
April 7, 2010
Hollywood, CA (APRIL 7th 2010) Yes it’s true! From the team that brought you MTV’s phenomenon “Jersey Shore” it’s The Persian Version!
Doron Ofir Casting is seeking Los Angeles proud Persian-Americans who rule the Hollywood nightlife and own Beverly Hills.
“Its time to show the world that being Persian-American is a celebration of [...]

Homayoon Olagh


Celin Bayad Berakhseh

 

More Irangeles

Earlier this year we reprinted some photographs by Ron Kelley from the 1993 book Irangeles: Iranians in Los Angeles (UC Press) in Bidoun (#17, Flowers). Here are some favourites that didn’t make the cut (yanni the ones that are already scanned).

Toofan — Sara (1991)

Refined, gherti, repetitive, quasi-kraut-electronic and meticulously produced songs, each with several lives and all from the man who brought us Khodayeh Asemoonha. Most incredible fluke.
Download here (fixed!)

Dr. A. Irani — Terminology of Natural Sciences

 

It don’t get much better than this…


You are the bread beneath my kebab

 

NY Times article about Persian food in Los Angeles. Blew up all my favourite spots, thanks.

Pars Video Commercials

 

Ay Ay Zad, Ay Ay…

Animation interlude from Maxx (2005)

Haikus for Pars Video

  
Tarzana, CA
The finest Irooni films
Lowest quality

 
Flashing in yellow
The number starts eight one eight
Hiding subtitles

Video of Pars
The rights to all those movies
You can’t own baba

Actual First Iranian Woman in Space

(best song)

From the Los Angeles Public Library Photo Database

            
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Collection Shades of L.A.: Iranian American Community